Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request NCI's Center for Cancer Training Application Form for Graduate Student Recruitment Program (National Cancer Institute)

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Federal RegisterOct 14, 2016
81 Fed. Reg. 71110 (Oct. 14, 2016)

AGENCY:

National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 2, 2016, page 50713 (81 FR 50713) and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

DATES:

Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of this publication.

ADDRESS:

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Dr. Ofelia Olivero, Chief Intramural Diversity Workforce Branch, Center for Cancer Training, NCI, 9609 2W108, Rockville, MD 20850 or call non-toll-free number (240) 276-6890 or Email your request, including your address to: oliveroo@exchange.nih.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.

Proposed Collection: NCI's Center for Cancer Training Application Form for Graduate Student Recruitment Program (CCT)(NCI), 0925-NEW—National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Need and Use of Information Collection: The Center for Cancer Training (CCT) is supporting NCI's goal of training cancer researchers for the 21st century. To support that goal, CCT created a Graduate Student Recruitment Program (GSRP) with the purpose of recruiting outstanding young scientists to postdoctoral positions at the NCI. The proposed information collection involves brief online applications completed by applicants to the full time and summer curriculum programs. This information is essential to the program to determine the eligibility and quality of potential selected individuals. The information is for internal use to make decisions about candidates invited to visit NCI and interview with scientist as potential postdoctoral trainees.

OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 225.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

Type of respondent Form Estimated number of respondents Estimated number of responses annually per respondent Estimated total annual burden hours Estimated total annual burden hours
Student Applicants CCT Application 100 1 1 100
Professors Reference Recommendation Letters 300 1 25/60 125
Total 400 400 225

Dated: October 5, 2016.

Karla Bailey,

Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.

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